Wednesday, 20 September 2017

Flash Fiction - Dusty Old Trainers

Mandy picked up the trainers from the back of the cupboard. She wiped away at a tiny section, hidden
under the thick dusty silvery coating, their original colour was revealed.

A keen runner back then, until the day she was raped. She
couldn’t wear them after that, too many reminders, and yet she couldn’t bear to
throw them away. Studied hard instead, carving a career as a criminal lawyer.

She placed them in the removals box.

‘Mum, why are you taking
these?’ Poppy curled her lip in disgust.

‘To remind me of just how far I have come.’ Mandy smiled.

Hope you enjoyed this

Bettina x

Many thanks to Rochelle for this week's prompt. If you want to read more stories based on this picture - click here

That reveal was brutal. Good on her to have overcome that and achieved so much in her life. I might be reading too far into the story, but is the kid a result of that horrific incident? Makes me wonder!